Atkins appoints national toll-related business practice director

Atkins has promoted Francis ‘Fran’ O’Connor to national director of highway tolling programs, a role previously held by Jorge Figueredo who will now oversee business development and sales for Atkins’ DOT (Department of Transportation) business unit. O’Connor worked for Atkins since 2011, most recently serving as a principal project manager for Atkins’ toll-related practice. Before joining Atkins, he served as operations vice president for Electronic Transaction Consultants Corporation of Richardson, Tex
May 20, 2014 Read time: 2 mins
1677 Atkins has promoted Francis ‘Fran’ O’Connor to national director of highway tolling programs, a role previously held by Jorge Figueredo who will now oversee business development and sales for Atkins’ DOT (Department of Transportation) business unit.

O’Connor worked for Atkins since 2011, most recently serving as a principal project manager for Atkins’ toll-related practice. Before joining Atkins, he served as operations vice president for 45 Electronic Transaction Consultants Corporation of Richardson, Texas from 2006 to 2011.

Throughout his nearly 30 year career, O’Connor has overseen electronic toll collection (ETC) programs and customer service centre (CSC) operations for tolling agencies around the country. O’Connor has worked closely with toll agencies nationwide to develop, deliver, and manage large-scale tolling programs and has been an active member of the 3804 International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA) for 25 years. He is also a senior advisor to the Alliance for toll Interoperability (ATI), an industry organisation dedicated to promoting and implementing nationwide tolling-system interoperability.
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